that's a clip from the new steven spielberg movie "lincoln." it stars oscar winner daniel day-lewis. it opened in limited markets this weekend. one of the characters in the film is elizabeth heckly, former slave that was married to lincoln's dressmaker. gloria reuben is with us. so interesting there is so much known about this particular character. you researcheder life before you played her. >> i did. very much so. there were a handful of books written about elizabeth's relationship with mary todd lincoln. yeah, she was her personal dressmaker, confidant and best friend. elizabeth in her own right is a very successful businesswoman and was running her business in washington, d.c. had opened up her dress making business before they met. so along with reading the handful of books that i could get on their relationship, i planned and took a road trip to document the areas where elizabeth heckley spent her first 25, 30 years of life. >> that made its way into this book. it's the book that goes along with the movie. >> yes, exactly. i wrote and the